#9F9DDB#9F9DDB

#9F9DDB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.090 H 285.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F9DDB
RGB	rgb(159, 157, 219)
HSL	hsl(242, 46%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(242, 28%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 28.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.97, 14.33, -31.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.97, 34.32, 294.68°)
OKLab	oklab(72.07% 0.0238 -0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(72.07% 0.09 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(39.1380, 36.5985, 72.0063)
Luminance	0.3660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F9DDB #D9DB9D

analogous

#9DBADB #9F9DDB #BE9DDB

triadic

#9F9DDB #DB9F9D #9DDB9F

tetradic

#9F9DDB #DB9DBA #D9DB9D #9DDBBE

square

#9F9DDB #DB9DBA #D9DB9D #9DDBBE

split-complementary

#9F9DDB #DBBE9D #BADB9D

monochromatic

#4844B9 #7370CB #9F9DDB #CBCAEB #E9E9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.52

#9F9DDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.32

#9F9DDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9F9DDB

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F9DDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9F9DDB	1.00	2.52	8.32	8.32
#FFFFFF	2.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8CA5DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8AA1D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91A8B3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f9ddb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 157, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.090 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bcb9e6',
    500: '#9f9ddb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f9ddb;
$custom-light: #bcb9e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f9ddb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.935,
    "s": 46.269,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72071,
    "c": 0.08951,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.36599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F9DDB

secondary

#EDEEDD

accent

#B92CB5

background

#FBFBFE

surface

#F6F6FC

border

#D0D0D5

text

#121116

muted

#818084

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F9DDB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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